All-Heavens Dream Plunderer

2022-02-11

Chapter 532

7 Elk Community, Montgomery.

Josie Frost was lying on the sofa a little tired, watching TV.

This drama is a new drama launched by ABC TV not long ago. It is called Battle Sergeant. It is very popular now. The male protagonist in it is very handsome.

The background of the plot is the North African battlefield in 1941-1942. It tells the story of the American combat hero Sergeant Nelson, who received orders directly from General Harrison to engage in espionage and reconnaissance activities on the German African Legion…

As a military veteran, Josie Frost is very impressed with the background of the show, and his team has also traveled to Africa.

Josie Frost had only two impressions there—it was dark and it was hot.

Not a good place!

I really don’t understand, why would anyone be interested in black pearls?

That body odor is absolutely amazing, even more baboons than orangutans!

And how dark, so down there?

And he can also see that there are many video scenes shot during wartime in the plot of this film, which can be said to have an excellent restoration effect on war.

It’s just that this male protagonist is too slutty, and Josie Frost thinks she can definitely act better.

“Damn, can’t I change to a tough guy?”

While watching the TV series, Josie Frost focused on the plot and also analyzed the TV in front of her.

Josie Frost couldn’t help shaking his head when he watched the commercials broadcast on TV during the interval between TV series. He must know that these commercials were originally published in newspapers.

As the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, he knew that the TV in front of him had a huge impact on his field of work.

As those radio companies dominated and introduced television, their newspaper advertising business suffered an immediate and severe decline.

“It’s just black and white TV now. I heard that New York is still preparing to launch some color TV. Alas, the development of technology is changing with each passing day, and the development space of TV is too broad!”

( Note: 1953 set the national color TV standard, and 1954 launched RCA color TV!)

“TV is a better communication than newspapers, and images are far more shocking than words. No wonder the ABC TV commercials in these years. The prices are getting higher and higher, and that group of advertisers are still following.”

“But newspapers are irreplaceable, and people can’t carry a TV with them like a newspaper.”

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“Maybe the entire newspaper industry would die if televisions were shrunk enough to be easily carried.”

Josh Frost surmised.

dang dang dang, a series of rapid knocks drew Josie Frost towards him.

“Who is it? At this time?”

This time is working time, who will come when his wife and daughter are not at home?

Josie Frost had some doubts in her heart, and gradually walked to the door, took out a shotgun behind her back, and probed cautiously.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me!”

Hearing the familiar voice, Josh Frost’s face burst into a smile. , put down the weapon in his hand, quickly opened the door, and saw his old friend.

“Josh!”

“Duke!”

Old friends meet, and the two give each other a warm hug, Josh F. Rost welcomed his old friend into the room.

The two were sitting on the sofa, Josie Frost said with a slight smile: “Duke, why did you come to me all of a sudden, still during working hours?”

Mr. Chris showed a playful smile: “I called your newspaper before, and they said that you were not at the newspaper. I knew you were definitely staying at home and being lazy.”

Josie· Hearing this, Frost also smiled lightly: “You still know me, but I’m not being lazy, I’m learning about our competitors.”

“I know at home?”

“Isn’t it?” Said, Josh Frost pointed to the TV in front of him

“Perhaps you also know that a few days ago, our esteemed Mr. Governor proposed to build a The local television network, this is not good news for us local newspapers.”

“Advertising problem?” Mr. Chris said tentatively.

Josie Frost, on the other hand, looked at his old friend in surprise when he heard the words, and was relieved when he thought of the identity of the other party and the various sources of information.

“Yes, advertising, ABCforcibly snatched a large advertising order from General Oil from the New York Times a few days ago, accounting for almost 15% of the New York Times advertising costs. As the news spread, all the newspapers began to be wary of TV stations.”

“After the establishment of local TV stations, it is inevitable for us local advertising revenue to be divided up.”

“ So this time, our Boss has united several other newspaper bosses, and wants to participate in the construction of the TV network, rather than being an enemy, it is better to intervene and become a community of mutual interests.”

Mr. Chris A smile: “So, I misunderstood you.”

“Isn’t it? By the way, Duke, what’s the matter with you coming to me all of a sudden?”

Hearing this, Mr. Chris quickly took out a stack of copied manuscript paper from the briefcase he was carrying and handed it to Josie Frost.

“Josie, you’re a professional, help me read this manuscript.”

Josie Frost took the manuscript, first glanced down at the cover, and then Looking at Mr. Chris with interest.

“Evil Fiend style? This is a novel? Who wrote it?”

Mr. Chris shook his head: “Don’t ask, look first, give me an objective Judgment.”

Josie Frost saw the serious look of her old friend, nodded, and began to look seriously.

After a long time, Josie Frost slowly put out a breath and closed the manuscript.

Mr. Chris looked at him expectantly: “How is it?”

Josie Frost commented objectively: “A+ grade works, if they work well, The Edgar Allan Poe Award can be completely impacted.”

“The torture of human nature in it, as well as the creativity like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies, are all I have rarely seen over the years. ‘s masterpiece, whether it is a roulette-style death or a creative personality differentiation, can definitely cause publishers to go crazy.”

“Ten personalities, each representing a different human nature, the differentiation of good and evil. , fusion, in the face of death, various descriptions of the dark side of human nature are important reasons for winning the award.”

“Most of the demons are demons, and the original sin of human nature is the real evil. Fiend, it’s wonderfully written.”

Said, Josie Frost was a little excited, he hadn’t seen such an excellent work for a long time.

looked towards Mr. Chris, Josie Frost asked, “Duke, tell me now, who wrote this?”

Mr. Chris Shaking his head: “I’ll tell you later, I need to understand the specific situation, can this novel be published?”

“Of course, this novel incorporates profound and popular elements, and can win an award There are also sales, which can definitely cause the publishers to go crazy.”

Mr. Chris is nodded again: “Then which publisher do you think is better? Which one has enough for this type of work? experience?”

Josie Frost pondered for a while, opened the mouth and said: “HarperCollins, a publisher with a long history and a wealth of literary At the same time, it has established deep connections with well-known newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times, and has strong public relations capabilities.”

“A few years ago, this publishing house also published the famous mystery novel writer Agatha. Christie’s work, has a lot of experience.”

“Of course, the University of Chicago Press, Random House are all good choices, you can submit your manuscript, and then choose the most suitable publisher.”

Listening to his old friend’s narration, Mr. Chris also thought repeatedly in his heart. Originally, his original plan was to ask his friend to help contact the “Yanalabama Heat”, but after hearing his friend’s judgment, He immediately moved the idea of publishing.

Compared with serialization in newspapers, publishing is naturally more promising.

As for the fact that when publishing, the author has no reputation and can’t attract readers, and he doesn’t need to think about it. So many people choose to publish directly, and naturally it is not without consideration of this issue.

In fact, as long as the publisher is willing to spend money to publish, the publisher will naturally make an all-out effort promotion, and the higher the sales, the more the publisher can earn.

“This is Josie Uncle.” Mr. Chris hastily introduced to Peyton.

“Josie Uncle.” Payton called out politely.

Josh Frost smiled nodded and looked at the boy in front of him with some amazement.

If it wasn’t for him knowing who his old friend was, he absolutely couldn’t believe that such a brilliant novel, containing so many human innuendos, would have been written by a child.

However, thinking that his old friend has always emphasized that his child is a “prodigy”, he only began to accept it in his heart.

Prodigy, it’s always different.

“Josh is my comrade-in-arms and is now the editor-in-chief of the Montgomery Times. I showed him your novel, and we agreed that it deserves better, maybe we need to change our previous plans. .” Mr Chris opened the mouth and said.

Josie Frost is also nodded. In his opinion, it is a waste to publish such novels instead of publishing them in newspapers.

Payton looked towards the two of them with some doubts: “Don’t you want to find the Yanabama Hot News?”

Mr. Chris shook his head: “Josie suggested that we contact the publisher directly. Shang, you, Josie Uncle, have a lot more confidence in the novel than you, the author.”

Josie Frost seriously opened the mouth and said: “Peton, this book It will definitely drive those publishers crazy, direct publishing is the best option.”

“But I don’t have a name?”

“No need to worry about fame, the author only needs to be responsible Write the work well, the publisher will naturally arrange the rest for you, you have to trust the hype and distribution ability of the publisher…”

Hearing Josie’s words, Peyton seemed to be Persuaded, could not help but nodded: “Then we choose the road of direct publishing.”

……

Publishing a book has never been easy.

Each editor may have different tastes, and rejections are common for most authors.

Therefore, most authors choose not to put eggs in the same basket from the very beginning of submission, and submit multiple lines.

The same goes for Peyton, who, after asking about Josie Frost, a professional, has contributed to five or six publishers.

These publishers are undoubtedly large publishers with enough capacity to run a best-selling book.

From Josie’s point of view, as long as these publishers are not fools, absolutely will not reject this book.

Because books of suspense and reasoning type don’t actually have much taste at all.

Stunning, logical, brain-burning, and reversal are the best-selling secrets. Even more how, the creativity and connotation of this book are of high level.

Of course, if these editors are blind, Josie can only ask some friends in the industry to help.

It’s just that most of his friends work in small publishing houses, which can only be as a last resort, the last choice.

But luckily, things weren’t as bad as they expected, and these editors count as “Divine Vision”.

“The University of Chicago Press, Harper Collins Press… and other five large publishing houses have all given them conditions, of which Random House has the most sincerity, not only giving 9% royalties, but also pledged to do their best to publicize some of next year’s mainstream awards.”

“The Edgar Allan Poe Awards…even the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. “

“In other words, even if you don’t win, you should be nominated.”

A middle-aged man confronts Mr. Chris and Peyton introduced .

This middle-aged man is named Ivonne Burner, and it is under the introduction of Josie that they are looking for an agent from the industry.

He has been responsible for the distribution of several books, although only for small publishers, but he is also experienced enough to take care of related matters for Peyton.

Looking at the boss in front of him, Ivonne Bernard seemed very enthusiastic. Although his boss was young, he had boundless prospects.

Ivonne Berner, who is a “genius writer” like Peyton, is recognized by a major publisher for his first book, gives hefty royalties, and agrees to publicize prestigious awards for it. Encountered for the first time.

After being found, Yvonne Berner immediately realized that this was his chance.

From obscurity in the industry to instant fame, this is his best chance.

So he immediately threw himself into it, ran for it, strived for better conditions, and looked forward to holding the thigh of a popular writer and becoming a well-known agent.

Mr. Chris and Payton looked at each other, seeing the fruits of Ivonne Burner’s work these days.

In the beginning, the royalties given by these publishers were a uniform 6%, and only Random House gave 7%, which is also the usual newcomer price.

After that, under the agent’s negotiation and temptation, we have the current conditions.

As far as the situation is concerned, the agent’s work ability is not bad.

“Okay, let’s choose this one.”

Peyton nodded, all large publishing houses, that one is the same.

Mr. Chris stood up and extended the hand to Ivonne Burner: “It’s hard work, Mr. Burner.”

After the two shook hands, Peyton also extended the hand the hand: “It’s hard work, Mr. Broker.”

Ivonne Bernard with a smile on his face, bowed slightly and shook hands with him, “Just call me Ivonne, That’s my job.”

A few days later, at the negotiating table, six middle age persons were sitting together.

Three of them were representatives of Random House, and the other three were Mr. Chris, the agent Ivonne Burner, and the lawyer they had brought in to deal with the contract.

“Mr. Chris, do you have any comments on our publicity plan!”

Mr. Chris nodded: “We allow you to make appropriate hype for age, and we also I will give some cooperation.”

(End of this chapter)